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Bukit Lanjan destruction
About four years ago I have published my first report about Bukit Lanjan. We were (and are) living in the Perdana View Condo, with (at that time) a beautiful view from our balcony of the forested slopes of Bukit Lanjan.

Steep slopes, and after recent hill slope disasters we were confident that no development would take place here. We were wrong and have overlooked the greediness of the developer, MK Land.

On 9-11-2010 we noticed that they had started clearing the forest. What to do? We tried in vain to find out if the developer had permission to do this. And this was only the start.

I am publishing in this album pictures of the ongoing destruction of Bukit Lanjan. It reminds me of the Lord of the Rings. How Saruman let his orks destroy the forest surrounding Orthanc. In Tolkien's masterpiece the Ents finally attack Saruman. Will that happen here?

A few years ago I have been exploring the Orang Asli trails of Bukit Lanjan. This was originally the place where the Temuan lived. Their atap huts have been replaced by the Rafflesia development. That's called progress..:-(

This album will remain under construction.. New images will be added regularly

Comments welcome

Room with a View
 

View from our condo
 

The relaxing beauty of nature
 

9-11-2010
 

A new development?
 

The orks in action
 

Forest destruction
 

Sad
 

16-12-2010
 

30-1-2011
 

24-2011
 

13-2-2011
 

10-3-2011
 

10-3-2011
 

Of course there is erosion.
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Massive clearing
 

Higher and higher, 28-6-2011
 

Where will they stop? 2-7-2011
 

Saruman would have enjoyed this
 

12-7-2011
 

Greedy orks in action
 

Overview of Bukit Lanjan 16-7-2011
 

10-8-2011
 

This was once beautiful forest!
 

"The sleep of reason produces monsters"
 

Will it ever become beautiful again?
 

View from the road
 

The Rafflesia project
 

Would you like to live here?
 

View from the forest
 

Why?
 

Durians!
 

Damansara Perdana
 

The Armanee. Failed project?
 

Looks like it
 

Slope development.
 

Two views, before and after....
 

GE 2007
 

Orang Asli trails Bukit Lanjan
 

Orthanc
 

wrote on Aug 15, 2011:
Dear Jan and Aric,
I fully sympathise with your feelings about the Development, do you know that most of the Malaysian geologist worry about the continued development of housing projects on steep slopes. The engineers and architects take no notice of warnings from the Geologist regarding slippage. Too many "presents" being given to those who give the permissions to the developers of such projects. Not so long ago it was the kids who got killed because of buildings on unstable slopes.
Recently one of my friends has moved from his apartment in Bangsar because of a development issue similar to yours. I don’t think there is any common sense anymore in mainland Malaysia regarding building planning..
Bob G.

Liz wrote on Aug 16, 2011:
>On 9-11-2011 we noticed
I think you mean 2010.
I felt quite sickened seeing your report. It was painful to look at the photos, especially as I have seen the beautfiul view as it used to be ,from your balcony. It is heartbreaking to see such destruction. In one way I hope the project goes ahead and doesn't get abandoned once they have started building. But of course it would be better if it was abandoned now before too much is built.
The same happened next to my old condo at Robson. The forested hill was cleared for the Vasana development. Luckily I couldn't see it from my condo, but my friend Gerry who lived in the neighbouring place looked right down onto the development. I've made an album.
Selangor keeps making noise about not being able to build on hill slopes more than 30o but this rule is rarely enforced it seems.

wrote on Aug 16, 2011:
similar happened near my place, PJU8/9...

Kwai Loh wrote on Aug 16, 2011:
Thanks...the error has been corrected

Liz wrote on Aug 16, 2011:
The famous plastic sheeting that is used everywhere in Malaysia "to hold back landslides" !!!!

wrote on Aug 17, 2011:
jan, on the morning of 24th, july 2011, i visited you and i got a great shock while making a u-turn to wait for you to come down from your unit. it shocked me, the destruction of the hill was just like a huge land slide, i could see it very clearly inside my car while driving down the road, [one has to be there to feel the pressure] i though someone told me that mk boss has put a stop of the hill clearing, but the trees keep on falling down, a very sad site to see. i believe "greed is more powerful than kindness".
henry james hor - metropolitan square.

wrote on Dec 10, 2011:
the 2 lakes near Flora Damansara, previously like turquoise lakes, are filled with land to make way for another project. MKLand has successfuly destroyed the green lung and peace environment of Damansara Perdana

lightlingmk2 wrote on Feb 18, 2012:
Same over here in Sg Long. A few developers started clearing the hill slope.

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